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the way of tracking.
    “Zolin,” Tomás said, holding out a hand, “Just leave us alone. We’re going to Choaca and I’m not going to listen—”
    “I know,” he panted. “You’re going to need my help.”
    Tomás arched his neck and backed up closer to Lani, wanting to feel her more solidly behind him. “What brought that on?”
    “I can see that you are determined. But you are only one man. You cannot stand up to a monster on your own.”
    He allowed himself a smile as he thought of the other members of his team. Maggie, Niko, Alex… as soon as he could get word to them, they would come as well. “I won’t have to, but I’m happy for the additional help. As long as that’s really what you’re going to do.”
    A pained look crossed Zolin’s features, and he looked over Tomás’ shoulder. “She is not mine any longer. You were right to say that.”
    “I’ll protect Lani.”
    “We both will,” Zolin said, offering his hand.
    “I don’t need protection,” she insisted from behind him and Tomás grinned. She probably didn’t.
    “You will from this man.” Zolin pointed down the mountain. “Once you are within a mile of him, he’ll be able to sense your presence.”
    A big, heavy thud landed in his stomach and Tomás sighed. Why hadn’t he thought of that? When he was close enough to his father, the man could track him down to a breath.
    “That’s why her mother didn’t want her leaving the mountain.” Tomás nodded. “Once she knew where the man was.”
    Zolin mirrored the gesture. “You will need help to defeat this man.”
    He touched the pack that hung on his other side. His phone. He needed to call Maggie. He had to get his team on their way. Tomás pulled the cell out of the pack.
    Still no service.
    He’d have to run with the phone in his hand and try to find the first available bar. “Come on.” With his other hand, he took ahold of Lani. “We have to get to Choaca.”

Chapter Seven
    C itlani ran , slowing her pace only enough to allow Tomás to keep up. He’d stopped a few hours ago and changed into his regular clothes. Why, she had no idea. They looked uncomfortable and the boots looked like rocks. His pace had slowed considerably since putting them on, but he refused to enter Choaca in the tunic.
    She had to remind herself he wasn’t one of them. He was from a totally different world. Did that mean she’d leave her home?
    Citlani paused as they entered a clearing. The city of Choaca lay before them in the valley, spreading its fingers across the land and all along the coast. This view was amazing, but the idea of never seeing it again made her sad. She’d spent her whole life on this mountain.
    Now she had a mate. A mate that probably didn’t want to stay.
    She shook her head and wiped her eyes. There was no time for those feelings .
    She couldn’t feel her mother yet. Or they weren’t close enough to the city. Or her mother wasn’t in the city any more. Citlani choked back the fear clawing at her insides.
    “Lani,” Tomás whispered before laying his hands on her shoulders.
    She tensed, but didn’t pull away. His touch soothed her. Calmed a pain she carried around deep inside. She wasn’t ready to lower the floodgates and feel him like he did with her. But it was coming. Citlani could feel it pushing at the wall she’d erected, patiently eroding her doubts and fears.
    “We’re going to find her.” He pulled a square black box from his pocket and held it up in the air. He’d called it a phone, and said he was looking for bars—whatever that meant.
    “Does it see bars?”
    “No, not yet. We have to get closer. Can you feel anything?”
    “No. I remember what being near my mother is like, but I can’t feel that. And there is so much from you I’m keeping out. If I reach for something else, all of that will pour into me and drown me.”
    Tomás rubbed her arm and tugged her backward against his chest. “Breathe in deeply. I promise it won’t hurt, Lani.